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§ 70.03 ERECTING SIGNAGE.
   Pursuant to S.C. Code § 56-5-710, Town Council hereby empowers the Department of Public Works to erect stop signs, no parking signs and other traffic-control devices on town streets under its jurisdiction as it may deem necessary to regulate, warn, and guide traffic using such locations and streets.
(Ord. 2019-03, passed 7-25-2019)
§ 70.04 MINIMUM WIDTH OF ROADWAY REQUIRED TO BE FREE FOR TRAFFIC; BLOCKING PUBLIC OR PRIVATE DRIVEWAY PROHIBITED.
   (A)   No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle upon a street in such a manner as to leave available less than 15 feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular traffic, except that a driver shall stop when necessary in obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signs or signals or a police officer.
   (B)   No person shall stand, stop or park any vehicle in front of a public or private driveway or within three feet of either side thereof, or on the opposite side of any public or private driveway in such a manner as to inhibit the entry or departure from the driveway or block necessary service delivery (i.e., mail delivery, trash pick-up) and to ensure emergency vehicle access. Any duly authorized person, prior to issuing a uniform ordinance summons for a violation of this division (B), shall determine that the vehicle is inhibiting the entry or departure from such driveway.
(Ord. 2019-03, passed 7-25-2019) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 70.05 IMPOUNDING UNOCCUPIED AND UNATTENDED VEHICLES.
   Any unoccupied and unattended vehicle found violating the terms of this chapter may be removed and impounded by any duly authorized person and shall be surrendered to the duly identified owner thereof only upon payment of cost of impounding.
(Ord. 2019-03, passed 7-25-2019) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 70.99 PENALTY.
   (A)   Any person violating any provision of this title for which no specific penalty is provided shall be subject to the penalty provisions in § 10.99.
   (B)    Any person who violates §§ 70.02 through 70.05 shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $200, or imprisoned for not more than 30 days. However, if the court in its discretion finds that a fine or imprisonment, or a portion thereof, is inappropriate under the circumstances, the violator may be sentenced up to 30 days of public service for the town in lieu of the fine or imprisonment.
(Ord. 2012-14, passed 11-15-2012; Am. Ord. 2019-03, passed 7-25-2019)